>>487500OP here, I'm from Australia - we have more kindling than you can poke a stick at. I just keep throwing it on till the whole log goes up (log roughly 1.5 x thicker than
>>483288 ) Maybe its our flora but I've always been able, wet or dry, to get a camp fire going. It burns for so long I don't need to touch it till I'm actually putting it out. Given that our "bush fires" are similar to your "forest fires", it sounds like your fuel is every bit as combustible as ours.
pic related, typical Aussie scrub
